Raz

Raz

@traz1.bsky.social

Gen X’er just trying to do her best with what life’s thrown at her

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Emma Mitchell
@silverpebble2.bsky.social

I created this photo using recent research so it relaxes your brain when you pause to look at the details. As I'm sometimes too unwell to post here (not good mental health due to PMDD & recovering from a breakdownA) it would help so much if you could maybe RT my photo. Many thanks 🌿

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The Writers Guild on Musk blocking releasee of the documentary "Musk": "A small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, and social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration over our news and media threatens democratic discourse."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Exactly 10 years ago today: Hillary Clinton said Vladimir Putin would rather have "a puppet as president of the United States.” She absolutely nailed it. 🔨

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com
The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

The Trump administration told an appellate court that a president could do whatever he wants with records that include the nation’s most guarded secrets — and potentially even sell them on eBay. https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/trump-records-ebay-doj

washingtonsun.comCould Trump Sell Presidential Records on eBay? DOJ Doesn’t Say No.Attorney argues the Trump administration is concerned with the next president embarrassing the current White House.

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Anders Puck Nielsen
@anderspucknielsen.dk

Many people have a wrong idea about what US intelligence sharing with Ukraine is. In reality it's largely early warnings about air strikes so Ukrainians can seek shelter. This requires US satellites. But it looks like Trump might have instructed his military to stop giving Ukrainians that warning.

Meduza in English@meduza.io

For the second evening in a row, Zelensky says Ukraine received no warning from Western partners before Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv. Tuesday’s strike hit a key energy facility and damaged a residential building, he said. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

meduza.ioZelensky says Ukraine’s Western allies again gave no warning before Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv. It’s the second time in two days. — MeduzaUkraine’s Western partners again failed to warn it ahead of another Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv on the evening of October 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Raz
@traz1.bsky.social

“A lot of people are treating OpenAI’s repeated claims that they didn’t intend the break-ins, suicides, murder, and building of defective products as dispositive. That’s what people who don’t want to be held responsible often say. — Legal expert Zephyr Teachout”

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

Commentary: Of course the government should regulate AI, but not the way the AI industry prefers ->Los Angeles Times | More on "AI industry regulation and governance" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI

latimes.comCommentary: Of course the government should regulate AI, but not the way the AI industry prefersIf you believe the artificial intelligence industry, they’re thirsting for government regulation; at least, some of their leaders are. OpenAI issued a whole “blueprint for democratic governance” of AI in June. Around the same time, Dario Amodei, the chief executive of the AI firm Anthropic, called for “more serious and binding regulation of AI” akin to that of cars, airplanes and drugs, modeled on agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration. That looks encouraging, on the surface. But it demands a much closer look. The truth is that the AI camp is down with government regulation, as long as it’s regulation it has designed. Nothing says the devil is in the details more than its approach to regulation. Leading AI executives have already been talking about limits on government oversight. In an interview earlier this month with Politico, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman advocated a “lighter touch regulatory stance,” predicated on the idea that “the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.” That’s a familiar argument among technology entrepreneurs in almost every category — that what they’re doing is so danged important for the world that government should back off...

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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀
@onefussyone.bsky.social

Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits by 2034 and every year after as a direct result of the economic fallout from Trump's anti-immigration campaign. Because cruelty and stupidity amuses the cult and its leader. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comTrump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a yearNew report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034

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Senator Ron Wyden
@wyden.senate.gov

The administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
Raz
@traz1.bsky.social

The Cornell case has been bringing up memories of the movie Accused and the story of Cheryl Araujo from the mid-80s. Things are only marginally better since then. Man, do we still have a long way to go…

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...

ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.

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Matthew Gertz
@mattgertz.bsky.social

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

Oriana González@oriana.bsky.social

SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...

washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist
@princess-vimentin.bsky.social

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These are the 7 Cornell fraternity boys who ruined that young girl's life. Matthew Ingalls Jonathan Newell (also spelled Johnathan Newell) Winston Lee Gillio Lopes Diego Sarabia Scott Norris Scott Kretzschmar www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

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Apoorva Mandavilli
@apoorvanyt.bsky.social

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Scott MacFarlane
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on Paramount-Warner Bros merger: “This settlement appears to pave the way for yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence”

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

It simply never ends. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik issued new guidance interpreting the Endangered Species Act’s prohibition on “taking” endangered wildlife much more narrowly. Under the new interpretation, an action generally has to be intentionally

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ITEP
@itep.org

TurboTax maker Intuit paid zero federal income tax on nearly $6 billion in U.S. profits in 2025. The Trump administration has helped Intuit avoid taxes with OBBBA. It also ended a popular free tax filing program with the IRS. Then Intuit's profits grew by 25%.

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2021-Free until now 🌊🍂🎃
@patricia-ann.bsky.social

57 Days until the Midterms 💙🌊🇺🇸 New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: ‘We’re Losing’ “The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...

nytimes.comNew Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: ‘We’re Losing’ (Gift Article)The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.

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Jen Taub
@jentaub.bsky.social

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it